Category: Multiculturalism

Diversity Name: Course: Institution: Instructor: Date: Diversity Diversity refers to a wide variety of things or items. For example, a population could be diverse since people have different characteristics. Some of the aspects bringing diversity among people are ethnicity, cultural practices, abilities, gender and race among other factors (Lind, 2004). Aspects like multiculturalism have changed people’s way of life because the mixture of cultures has introduced new beliefs, attitude and perception towards various things. Diversity has many benefits towards people as well as negative effects, which have been evident in the society. Diversity has enabled people to develop in many […]

Racial Harmony – are we there yet? Racial harmony is one of the hardest things to attain in the modern society. If racial harmony were to be achieved, then terrorism cases like that of Osama bin Laden, wars in the Middle Eastern countries and Pakistan would not have been rampant. An example of racial disharmony includes the genocide that was committed by the Turkish militia against the Armenians in 1914. During this period, most of the Armenians were killed and few survived. Another example of racial disharmony is the current case whereby terrorists flew planes into important American buildings. This […]

   Multiculturalism is the recollection that while Canadians divide equal rights and responsibilities, they come with diverse cultural backgrounds where any person is permitted to practice their faith freely and take pride in their traditions.To some, being multicultural is the fact that we have a large quantity of restaurants from different backgrounds while  others may think multiculturalism is about celebrating independence days of other countries. While Canada prides itself in being such a culturally diverse and tolerant society, others like  Joy Kogawa’s may not agreeIn the article “Grinning and Happy” Joy Kogawa demonstrates the pain and agony she went through in […]

The Delegates of Japan strongly recommends Security Council to discuss upon the meansto accommodate integration of Syrian refugees in European societies regarding the Agenda onAgenda item A. Nowadays, since series of religious extremists of terrorism happened inEuropean countries, there are increasing number of European countries that are reluctant toaccept refugees by reinforcing their border control or finding other means to escape from theresponsibility for embracing refugees. In regards to this current phenomenon, it is our duty topay attention to certain problem since our ultimate goal is to establish not only an internationalpeace but also a peace and security among one […]

Kimberly Brown- Intro to Anthropology Multicultural Education in America In this world there is no individual exactly the same. Many Individuals can share many similarities with one another. However we are our own person who have our own personality, ancestry, values, and beliefs. America is like a melting pot, there are different types of people that inhabit this country. Melting pot meaning it’s an multiculturalism country  with diversity. What is Multicultural Education? Has America got this type of education down and correctly? What are the Pros and Cons? It is important in American that people are taught to interact, learn […]

PART 2IntroductionCanada is one of the most democratic nations in the world; the government guarantees certain rights and freedoms. One of the most important rights in Canada is the freedom of expression. Section 2(b) of the charter states that people have the following fundamental freedoms: freedom of belief, thought, opinion and expression including the freedom of the press and all other media communications (Mahoney, 1992). This section also covers wider areas from journalist privilege to hate speech and commercial expression. Freedom of expression is the cornerstone of any democracy whether developing or developed. Freedom of expression brings certain values to […]

Franz Boas took pains to carefullyexamine the scientific basis for concepts of race, culture and civilizationthroughout his professional life. In his first full-length book on the subject,The Mind of Primitive Man, (1911), hemobilized arguments about the plasticity of human responses to the environmentand the psychological origins of customs in support of both cultural pluralismand assimilation as solutions to contemporary social problems. Based oncomments about “the fetters of tradition” that bind individuals, I explore thetensions woven throughout the text- between relativism and rationalism, assimilationand celebration of other cultures that were also important to personal identity-and consider how far he was able […]

Malaysiais one of the multiracial country among the country in Southeastern. As we knowevery individuals are forms by different ethnic groups and to perform differentculture in order to stay harmony between each other (worldatlas.com 2017). Theraces are devided into three different main ethnic groups, namely Malays,Chinese and Indians (Rozita 2007). Each of them plays an important role to thesociety as each of them is taking a big scale of ration within the Malaysiapopulation. Not like the other minor ethnic group, these three races can betrack in every living area in Malaysia. In the Malaysian context, these threemajor ethnic groups are […]

Socio Economic StatusIn a growing society, wherepeople surround themselves with various and diverse people, there are twoaspects we take in account: biological and sociological. Although our existenceis ultimately based on food and reproducing to further our existence in theworld, the primary way for our existence to be maintained is through education.It is education that enhances our ability to become intellectual and constructsurvival skills, so that we can maintain our existence. The two aspects that webase everything on intertwine so heavily, that we can’t distinguish one fromanother without knowing what makes the individual different from us. Thisallows us to come to […]

Shira DavisLIT 233Professor Draegan15 November 2017Banned BooksThe State of Arizona took it upon themselves to ban many books from the classrooms of K-12th grade students, one these books being A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America. These books were banned mainly because race, ethnicity and oppression are among their central themes. This law, HB 2281, ultimately bans students from learning about their culture and other ethnic groups culture. All these cultures helped shape America into what it is today. This brings up the question, should ethnics studies be banned or regulated? I believe this law should be abolished, along […]